Did you look at the post titled "Dietary Assistance"? It usually is recommended as a jumping off point. Since I am in the US, it is difficult to say, since the foods vary so much from culture to culture. (For example biscuits may have multiple meanings and would NOT be something I would ever recommend someone with gastritis eat here since they are greasy). Hopefully you can find someone to help you out soon. Hang in there and know you are never alone.

I'm okay with: toast and butter, and I just started on oatmeal, Cream of Wheat (farina) hot cereal, or scrambled eggs for breakfast.

For lunch I usually make homemade soup with parsley or cilantro added, and maybe a little salt and pepper. I cut up peeled potatoes and carrots, and sometimes add canned peas or canned green beans and a little macaroni. I just started adding maybe 2 Tbsp. tomato sauce, and so far, so good. Sometimes I'm okay with hotdishes containing hamburger, cream of mushroom or chicken soup, and macaroni. The soups are a little 'iffy,' though.

For supper, I often have a fried (very lean) hamburger and enjoy it on toast, with a little ketchup and mustard--not much. Maybe a little mayo or lettuce. I sometimes have baked chicken or baked fish. I love baked potatoes (don't eat the skins, of course), or mashed potatoes or sweet potatoes. Canned veggies, usually, or cooked carrots.

I like soft biscuits and crackers with little or no spice. Sometimes just white bread and butter is a good snack.

And of course, I drink water or ginger or chamomile or slippery elm tea all day long. I have the aloe juice/aloe gel in water twice a day.

I can handle plain cookies, such as sugar cookies, and rarely, something like chocolate chip--but I only eat a small part of a cookie at a time. I sometimes follow that with a tablespoon or so of cottage cheese or yogurt. Yogurt with banana slices make a good dessert, as does canned pears or peaches, or applesauce.

Hope this helps a bit!

Hi poorlygirl,
I'm ok with Mcvities divestives though I struggled in the early stages. I aslo eat a GF tea buscuit and real butter shortbreads made with cornflour.
Av breakfast is fresh fruit with yoghurt, LSA and maybe some muesli and now I enjoy a cup of tea. I sometimes have a digestive with the tea or maybe some oat toast. I seem to struggle with rolled oats just now but thats due to the IBS not the gastritis.
For morning and arvo tea I usually have a choice of the following: potato that I could in its jacket in the microwave and eat with butter, boiled egg and a glass of LF milk, a fruit smoothy with yoghurt and milk, a piece of home made cake and tea (regular or green).
Lunch might be a cheese grill or pasta with vegies and basil and cheese or home made soup.
Dinner might be a chicken or vegie stir fry or home made vegie curry and rice or a fritatta.
I spice with mixed herbs (Italian), corriander (cilantro), ginger and turmeric along with basil.
Please ask any more questions you need.
Oh and raven by biscuits we(in Australia and UK) mean cookies. Your biscuits should be our scones and they shouldn't be greasy so I'm curious as to what your biscuits are now. I know in Canada they are our scones.
I love learning about foods in other countries,
Cas

I eat an oat cereal or cornflakes for breakfast. I don't always have toast or egg but I eat yogurt and maybe an apple or banana. I do have tea but its decaff. If I have a biscuit it is a non chocolate,plain one. I try to eat vegetables and usually peel potatoes and boil them. I don't eat hamburgers but have had chicken burgers with a little mayo on. Ive not had peaches for ages I will have to try them. I have fish such as salmon or tuna. Its really gone up in price here in the UK I don't know why. I will try to stick to plain foods. I haven't had pasta as I don't know what sauce to have with it. I have some spinach and ricotta cheese pasta in the fridge. Any ideas what to have with it?

Creamed tuna on toast with some canned peas added is also a good meal.
Also, a soft tortilla with some cut-up avocado, grated cheese, and maybe some scrambled eggs is a quick meal.

My breakfast is 2 oatibix, organic skimmed milk & manuka honey. Not sure why (maybe fibre) but breakfast oats in any other form upset my tum.

Lunch is usually sweet potato & low fat cottage cheese, or lately been having homemade & blended chicken & veg soup made with coconut cream. Occasionally a turkey sandwich or scrambled eggs.

Tea is sometimes sweet potato & cottage cheese again (on bad days). Sometimes chicken or salmon with veg (I can handle potato, carrots, spinach, parsnips, avocado, cabbage, celery).

Snacks are bananas or natural yoghurt & manuka honey. Occasionally I have Waitrose organic Oaten biscuits spread with some manuka honey - expensive, but 1 or 2 go down ok - anymore then I suffer.

Drinks are water, slippery elm tea or my herbal tea from my herbalist.

This diet is such a far cry from I used to eat. In some ways I've never been so healthy! The thing I miss most is tomatoes I think- I loved my pasta sauces!

Bananas are the only fruit I can handle - oh occasionally have a few well chewed raisins or dates. Dried Apricots were a disaster for me - unbelievable pain.

At Christmas I managed some vanilla cheesecake & a little vanilla ice cream.

Occasionally I have Semolina or a plain scone.

Acid, certain fibre & sugar seem to upset me most. I don't get reflux - just an aching pain or burning & stinging in my abdomen.

I can't handle jam, choc, coffee, tea, tomatoes, beans, peas, sweetcorn, apples, oranges, apricots, sweets, hard food like nuts, crackers or rice cakes or breadsticks. Too much bread or pastry is not good for me.

I might give pasta another try soon.

Why would rice upset me so much? Even rice pudding! I miss rice!

kayella: I miss tomatoes and pasta sauces most of all! I am craving pizza right now.

Has anyone found a good substitute for spaghetti sauce? I sometimes put a little olive oil and seasonings on pasta, but it's nothing like the spaghetti sauces I so love(d)!

I can handle rice, and feel so sorry for those who can't. Yes, it does seem strange not to be able to handle rice, as rice should be easily digestible.

Tomatoes were the only thing I missed when I first got this. Now I don't miss anything at all but hope to get them back again. I can handle oat bread but no longer can I eat rolled oats at breakfast. The IBS plays up.
I couldn't eat rice for nearly 6 months and it made no sense to me. I'm ok now and use basmati, which may be white but is a whole grain rice just like brown.(cooks quicker and tastes better)
I sometimes cook pasta with vegies then toss it all in a little olive oil and Italian herbs and sprinkle with cheese. Very tasty. You could also add some tuna or salmon for protein and extra flavour.
I have adapted my meat pasta sauce greatly. I cook beetroot and pumkin together, drain and puree. I add this to 'my bolognese' sauce and it gives moisture, colour and sweetness to the sauce. I can now handle wine so today I'm making a batch and adding a splash of red wine. Next time I hope to have garlic or onion in the mix!
I sometimes make a pasta sauce using cream and basil now that I can manage cream.

Thanks for the recipies. I will have to have a look in a vegetarian cookbook too. They may have mild recipies to try. I miss cooking recipies. I remember one I used to do,which may be ok. Cook some pasta and some peas and mix with mayonaise. I can't remember what else was in it,maybe sweetcorn. Tuna and pasta is good with some cheese sauce. Ive not tried other fish such as sardines yet. We are meant to have fish or anything else with Omega 3 in to help combat inflammation. Has anyone tried Omega 3 or Flaxseed oil? Also you can get linseed which is the same thing. I think you can sprinkle a bit on cereal but you need to drink plenty of water with it. Can you handle wholemeal bread? Ive tried it again but get bloating.

I take a big flaxseed oil capsule as well as a fish oil capsule every day.

I haven't tried wheat bread--been too scared, I guess. I stick to white bread and white biscuits.

Yes--I echo the 'thanks' to everyone who posted ideas here. We are not in this alone!